1
Best kept secret at E. T. Booth Middle School?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,675
Middle
DISTRICT 1,398 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111001860
E. T. Booth Middle School
6550 Putnam Ford Dr, Woodstock, GA 30189 · (770) 721-5500 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,675 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Georgia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
684 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 559 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 576 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 540 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.7pp since 2021
Math
53.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 41.8% | 47.6% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like E. T. Booth Middle School
E. T. Booth Middle School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. T. Booth Middle School this school | 1,675 | 40.8% | 51.1% |
| Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock | 1,476 | 31.5% | 57.0% |
| Woodstock Middle School Woodstock | 1,075 | 42.2% | 49.8% |
| South Effingham Middle School Guyton | 1,161 | 41.8% | 61.8% |
| Dean Rusk Middle School Canton | 1,543 | 30.2% | 58.6% |
| Buford Middle School Buford | 1,426 | 36.7% | 71.0% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where E. T. Booth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #108 of 470 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #122 of 474 ▼ 13 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #110 of 474 ▲ 5 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #164 of 465 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,675 | #11 of 487 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #341 of 471 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #144 of 471 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #411 of 479 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #202 of 305 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,675
-61 (-4%) vs 2020
+117% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,675 | 109.5 | 15.3:1 | 41% (684) |
| 2023-24 | 1,638 | 108.4 | 15.1:1 | 42% (683) |
| 2022-23 | 1,654 | 107 | 15.5:1 | 33% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 1,736 | 106 | 16.4:1 | 29% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 1,793 | 104.6 | 17.1:1 | 32% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 1,682 | 100 | 16.8:1 | 29% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 1,169 | 80 | 14.6:1 | 26% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 975 | 65 | 15.0:1 | 12% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 58 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. T. Booth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,793 to 1,675); teachers up 5% (104.6 to 109.5).
About E. T. Booth Middle School
E. T. Booth Middle School is a large middle-grades school with its address in Woodstock, Georgia. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,675 students. Middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students, which makes this school 120% bigger than average.
Cherokee County enrolls 42,031 students, and its 37 schools include E. T. Booth Middle School.
The largest group at E. T. Booth Middle School is White students, at 55%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Cherokee County, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for E. T. Booth Middle School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 109.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Of all students at E. T. Booth Middle School, 41% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
E. T. Booth Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Georgia public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, E. T. Booth Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 51.1% actual against 56.2% predicted.
The school's county is Cherokee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $108,115, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 38 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,642, E. T. Booth Middle School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Etowah High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. E. T. Booth Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, E. T. Booth Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies E. T. Booth Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
A 4% drop took enrollment from 1,736 in 2020-21 to 1,675 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.4:1 to 15.3:1.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Woodstock
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,476 students
- Little River Elem.Elementary · 1,232 students
- Woodstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,187 students
Nearby schools
- Etowah High School0.2 mi · 2,393
- Bascomb Elementary School1.3 mi · 911
- Carmel Elementary School1.6 mi · 912
- Woodstock High School1.6 mi · 2,006
- Woodstock Middle School1.7 mi · 1,075
- Boston Elementary School1.8 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About E. T. Booth Middle SchoolHow large is E. T. Booth Middle School?
E. T. Booth Middle School enrolls approximately 1,675 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does E. T. Booth Middle School serve?
E. T. Booth Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E. T. Booth Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E. T. Booth Middle School is approximately 15.3:1 (110 FTE teachers).
How diverse is E. T. Booth Middle School?
E. T. Booth Middle School reports a student body of 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is E. T. Booth Middle School in?
E. T. Booth Middle School is part of Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.